Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Metro Manila (2013)	Poverty and corruption	2014-10-19	Simon
Sonatine (1993)	Beautifully meditative take on the yakuza film	2013-12-15	Simon
Law Of Desire (1987)	Almodovar in full melodrama mode	2021-12-15	Simon
Kill List (2011)	Very British collision of genre and style	2013-07-05	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993)	Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders	2013-02-17	Simon
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)	Beautiful contemplation on the bittersweet years of adolescence	2013-02-02	Simon
Live Flesh (1997)	Rich, sophisticated and mature	2012-12-03	Simon
Melancholia (2011)	A strangely beautiful film about being depressed	2012-11-29	Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979)	I never enjoy drinking with a dead man	2012-11-26	Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993)	Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu	2012-11-06	Simon
Eye In The Sky (2007)	Slick and stylish	2007-09-29	Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)	One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film	2012-10-31	Simon
Space Travellers (2000)	Very enjoyable hostage-based capers	2001-10-15	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Swordsman in Double Flag Town (1991)	Bleak and beautiful	2001-09-24	Simon
Sarfarosh (1999)	Good movie, very good action scenes	2002-05-26	Simon
Mifune (1999)	Another great story from the Dogme 95 movement	2002-06-04	Simon
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)	Powerful melodrama with another great Amitabh performance	2003-10-13	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
The Last Samurai (2003)	A very enjoyable historical epic.	2003-12-26	Simon
Warriors Two (1978)	Classic showcase of Wing Chun	2012-10-04	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
Spirited Away (2001)	A fine piece of imaginative strangeness	2012-09-29	Simon
Lost And Found (1996)	Really quite moving	2021-06-13	Simon
Green Snake (1993)	One of Tsui Hark's most ambitious films	2001-05-27	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
When Fortune Smiles (1990)	Fantastic comedy	2002-02-03	Simon